Indonesia's router exports after the US FCC ban
On 23 March 2026, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) effectively banned foreign-made consumer routers from the American market. The ban targets Chinese manufacturers, …
Indonesia's Fiscal Situation: Bleaker Than It Looks?
Supplementing our Survey of Recent Developments in BIES with additional visualizations on government spending, primary expenditure, and revenue.
The Economic Danger of Inequality
I recently finished Michael Pettis’s book “The Great Rebalancing: Trade, Conflict, and the Perilous Road Ahead for the World Economy.” The book discusses global economic imbalances …
Menggunakan Darts untuk melihat bedanya prediksi harga beras domestik dan internasional sejak Neraca Komoditas
I’m one of the regular readers of tweets by Haryo Aswicahyono, who often talks about economics. Just the other day, he tweeted mainly about how rice prices remain high, even though …
Melihat Indonesia lewat kacamata Ray Dalio: Bagaimana Negara Bankrut
About Ray Dalio’s Book I just finished reading Ray Dalio’s book titled How Countries Go Broke, which illustrates how nations fall into debt crises. It starts with the premise that …
Reviewing the National Economic Council Paper on the Economic Impact of Free Nutritious Meals
It was quite surprising yet interesting when I watched the press conference by the National Economic Council (DEN) some time ago. The reason was that Luhut Binsar Panjaitan (LBP), …
Indonesian consumption growth, labor share, and saving rate
Recently, there have been many reports about the weakening of Indonesia’s middle class. The middle class in Indonesia has been shrinking since 2018 and now makes up only 17% of the …
Indonesia and BRICS: A conversation with Lili Yan Ing and Krisna Gupta
In this Global Seminar, we talk with Dr Lili Yan Ing and Dr Krisna Gupta on the economics of Indonesia joining BRICS, a bloc formed by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in 2009 with …
Checking BPS open unemployment rate data
Some time ago, my colleague Anton and I were invited to chat on the Indah G Show platform. It was a casual, mostly spontaneous conversation. Unfortunately, in these impromptu …
Checking Indonesia's five consecutive months of deflation
Indonesia has recently been buzzing about five consecutive months of deflation. Some analysts like INDEF have argued this signals weakening purchasing power among the middle class. …